AMA CPT® Assistant - 2007 Issue 1 (January)
Surgery: Cardiovascular System (January 2007)
January 2007 page 28b Coding Communication:Surgery: Cardiovascular System Question If a femoropopliteal vein harvest is performed on both lower extremities, is it appropriate to append modifier 50, Bilateral procedure, to add-on code 35572, Harvest of femoropopliteal vein, one segment, for vascular reconstruction procedure (eg, aortic, vena caval, coronary, peripheral artery) (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)? AMA Comment Yes. If procedure code 35572 is performed bilaterally, then it would be appropriate to append modifier 50. Surgery: Cardiovascular System (January 2007). CPT® Assistant. 2007; January 2007 page 28b ...
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